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Denver, Colorado 1975: girls not allowed to take shop
classes. Home ec required.

Denver, Colorado 1977: girls not allowed to take
weight training classes.

Hollywood, Florida 1980: girls not allowed to take
weight training classes.

Not even counting the disparaging off-the-cuff remarks
from teachers and guidance counselors. 

>To  paraphrase Ekaterin, people don't 
> just give you the right to do these  things, you
> have to take it.

And not everyone's parents can afford a lawsuit to
force the school system to let girls take shop and
boys take home ec. Fortunately someone else could and
did, which is why I was able to be in those classes in
1976 and 1978 respectively, trying to learn from
resentful teachers. 

<shrug> I'm glad there are people who never
experienced it, but I think you were lucky. Those
conditions existed for some of us, and left a lasting
impression. 

Irene



 
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